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Kane set for long absence after Tottenham star suffers torn hamstring

Harry Kane faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines after Tottenham revealed the striker suffered a tear in his left hamstring during Wednesday's loss to Southampton.Kane limped off during the 1-0 l

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Fed policymakers agree rates on hold for 'a time'

U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers agreed in their final policy meeting of 2019 that interest rates were likely to stay on hold for "a time" as the central bank set its sights on a new articulation

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Trump Says Soleimani Plotted 'Imminent' Attacks, but Critics Question Just How Soon

After President Donald Trump said the top Iranian general killed in a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad was plotting "imminent" attacks on U.S. interests, some U.S. national se

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New vehicle emissions standards come into force in Germany

02:13 For years, bigger was better in the auto industry. Bigger cars. Bigger engines. Bigger technology.It was a model that drove German automakers like BMW and Daimler to the apex of

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Trump hints some vaping flavours could be pulled from sale

The president said his new vaping strategy will help protect families, children and the e-smoking industry.

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Scientists want to explore asteroids with a fleet of nanoprobes

ResearchersattheFinnishMeteorologicalInstitute(FMI)presentedamissionplantodayattheEuropeanPlanetaryScienceCongressthatwouldallowscientiststoobservehundredsofast

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US announces start of Section 301 investigation of China

USTradeRepresentativeRobertLighthizeronFridayformallyinitiatedaninvestigationofallegedChina'sintellectualpropertypracticesunderSection301oftheTradeActof1974."Th

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Hillsborough families to hear criminal charges decision from CPS

TheCrownProsecutionServiceistoannouncewhetherindividualsandorganisationswillfacecriminalchargesovertheHillsboroughdisaster.TheCPSsaiditwouldrevealitsdecisionsto

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Environment experts slam Hong Kong’s Airport Authority over coral translocation plans

The Airport Authority has come under fire again – this time from government environmental advisers – over plans to translocate just 5 per cent of rare and slow-growing coral colonies found near the construction site of its third runway.

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Malaysian PM mulls legal action against The Wall Street Journal

​Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is considering legal action Wednesday against The Wall Street Journal over reports saying some 700 million U.S. dollars from the controversial state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd., or 1MDB, has been transferred to his personal account.

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Singapore develops test for eye disease causing blindness

Asia's first genetic test for identifying patients with a type of eye disease that leads to loss of vision has been developed by doctors and experts in Singapore, Channel NewsAsia reported on Thursday.

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Malaysia to form int'l team to investigate MH370 incident: minister

An international investigation team had been approved to be formed by Malaysian cabinet on Wednesday to investigate the missing MH370 flight incident, Malaysian acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said here Wednesday.